Emergency Notification System being tested

On Jan. 31, the Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office will conduct two separate tests of the Emergency Notification System (commonly referred to as Reverse 9-1-1).

Times Reporter

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Posted Jan. 21, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jan 21, 2013 at 9:03 PM

Posted Jan. 21, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jan 21, 2013 at 9:03 PM

On Jan. 31, the Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office will conduct two separate tests of the Emergency Notification System (commonly referred to as Reverse 9-1-1).

At approximately 6 p.m., 911 dispatchers will be sending a test alert to the village of Zoar. At approximately 6:45 p.m., a test alert will be sent to the village of Tuscarawas. The messages will be brief and clearly advise that this is a test of the system.

All of the 568 phones (both landlines and registered cell phones) in the selected area will each be contacted one time.

Citizens of Tuscarawas County who have not registered their cellphones can do so through the Self-Registration Portal at tuscarawascountysheriff.onthealert.com or by using the link on the sheriff’s website at sheriff.co.tuscarawas.oh.us.

Citizens do not need to register their landline telephones to receive alerts. However, cellphones must be registered to receive alerts.